48.3% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bradbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bradbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Bradbury from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only 48.3% of residents finished high school, and the area has far fewer university-qualified adults than the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. The most common highest year of school reached was Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 26.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bradbury, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 34.5%.
14.7% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bradbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 19%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14% and Society and Culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bradbury has 30 schools within 3 km, though it has one of the lowest numbers of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these schools are government-run (73.3%) and primary schools (63.3%).
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
400
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bradbury
30 schools — 12,013 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Sherwood Hills Christian School, Bradbury | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 145 | 1,040 |
| Bradbury Public School, Bradbury | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 704 | 987 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 341 | 1,043 |
| St Patrick's College Campbelltown, Campbelltown | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 698 | 1,049 |
| Airds High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 542 | 875 |
| Dorchester School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 19 | 871 |
| Briar Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 263 | 835 |
| Thomas Reddall High School, Ambarvale | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 488 | 908 |
| Woodland Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 275 | 959 |
| John Warby Public School, Airds | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 228 | 907 |
| Campbelltown Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 284 | 946 |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 554 | 1,049 |
| Campbelltown East Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 380 | 927 |
| Ambarvale Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 433 | 944 |
| St Peter's Anglican Grammar, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 428 | 1,118 |
| St Peter's Heart, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 22 | 1,071 |
| Ambarvale High School, Rosemeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 807 | 925 |
| Beverley Park School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 59 | 967 |
| Lomandra School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 75 | 864 |
| Campbelltown North Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 358 | 967 |
| Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 893 | 950 |
| Mary Brooksbank School, Rosemeadow | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 123 | 1,000 |
| Thomas Acres Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 495 | 942 |
| Ruse Public School, Ruse | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 483 | 973 |
| Rosemeadow Public School, Rosemeadow | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 724 | 945 |
| St Helens Park Public School, St Helens Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 968 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 202 | 1,045 |
| John Therry Catholic College, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,057 | 1,002 |
| Kentlyn Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 120 | 990 |
| Blairmount Public School, Blairmount | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 450 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bradbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10540/bradbury/topic/education